"I watched Kyrie at Duke and I'm excited that he may come to Cleveland soon as the No. 1 draft Pick, said Timothy Wang, a junior at Duke University. "I'm pretty op(toe) mistic that he is coming to Cleveland," Wang said, referring to Irving's toe injury.

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Cheryl Key, 43, of Moreland Hills, put a lot of thought into the players the Cavs need. Her first pick was Irving.

"For me a good point guard is the essence of the team. He makes the plays happen so he has to have vision while out on the floor," Key said. "For the fourth pick, everyone wants Derrick Williams. If he is a power forward he can take LeBron's place. Someone who can take it to the hole and dunk it."

As some fans settled in to watch the ESPN draft broadcast on the overhead screens, ESPN anchor Stuart Scott said that it had been awhile since LeBron had left Cleveland.

"BOOOOO!" the crowd yelled . Any mention of LeBron drew disapproval from the energetic and excited crowd.

The feel in the arena grew electric and contagious as NBA commissioner David Stern announced Cleveland's first pick: "Kyrie Irving!!"

Fans jumped up from their seats and threw their arms jubilantly in the air.

The Cavs chose Tristan Thompson with their fourth pick.

Once again fans were overjoyed.

"I like that we picked Irving," Roderick Law, 36, of Cleveland, said. "It's an upgrade. Thompson is going to surprise people. He got skills."

Thomas Nicholson, 40, of Richmond Heights, loves and supports his Cavs, but wish we had a better selection of draft picks to choose from.

"I would have preferred that we didn't pick so high in the draft," Nicholson said. "If we went a little deeper we would see that there were players that were more pivotal in assisting the team right now."

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